Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries of Denmark ( da, Minister for Fødevarer, Landbrug og Fiskeri) is the politically appointed head of the

Danish Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries of Denmark ( da, Minister for Fødevarer, Landbrug og Fiskeri) is the politically appointed head of the Danish Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, and a member of the Cabinet. Since 19 November ...

, and a member of the

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. Since 19 November 2020,

Rasmus Prehn Rasmus Prehn (born 18 June 1973 in Høje-Taastrup) is a Danish politician who is currently serving as the Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries. He previously served as Minister for Development Cooperation from 2019 to 2020. He has been ...

, from the social democratic party

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, has served as Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries in the Mette Frederiksen I cabinet. The ministry and the minister post was created in 1896; the ministry was originally named the Ministry of Agriculture. In 1929 the Directorate of Fishing was spun off into the separate

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, but that ministry was reabsorbed in 1935, and the name changed to Ministry of Agriculture and Fishing. In 1947 the

Ministry of Fishing Ministry may refer to: Government * Ministry (collective executive), the complete body of government ministers under the leadership of a prime minister * Ministry (government department), a department of a government Religion * Christian mi ...

was created again, and the name changed to the Ministry of Agriculture, and this time it lasted until 1994 where it was again folded into the Ministry of Agriculture and Fishing. On 30 December 1996 the name of the ministry was changed to the current Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, often just called the Ministry of Food.

List of Ministers

References

History of the Ministry
- From the

(In Danish).
Lists of Danish governments since 1848
- From

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External links

Danish Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries
- Official webpage. Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Agriculture in Denmark

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